The newsletter of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas N°55 - May 2015

20 years already – ALPARC, a longstanding partner of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, celebrates this important anniversary this year. Our region is a founding member of the network and from the beginning has been heavily involved in the international exchanges connected to our regional network of protected areas. (...) read more

On 16th July 2015, groups of young people have arranged to meet in several Alpine protected Areas (APA) and natural sites throughout the Alps in order to share a physical, human, cultural and artistic collective experience in the mountains.
This is...Read More

The alpine Pilot Regions for ecological connectivity stay among the working priorities of the Platform “Ecological Network” of the Alpine Convention. After the nomination of a new transboundary pilot region between Italy and Slovenia at the last...Read More

The reintroduction of the lynx into Austria is being undermined. Recently the carcass of a dead lynx was found at a taxidermist’s and the Hunting Federation is opposed to any further introduction.
Within the framework of lynx reintroduction in Austria,...Read More

A First in France: the Col du Palet refuge, in the Vanoise National Park/F, is going to adopt the use of hydrogen to manage its energy.
In June the Col du Palet refuge, set in an exceptional, wild location in the Vanoise National Park, will adopt the...Read More

With the founding of the Swiss National Park (SNP) in 1914, a fantastic open-air laboratory for the study of the development of nature away from human influence was born. Now, after 100 years, it is time for the researchers of all disciplines to take...Read More

The French National Parks have just created a new brand. Named the “National Park Spirit”, it has been created to support the economic actors installed on their territory. The aim of this initiative: to promote the tourism products of the...Read More

The mountains of France are going up to Paris. From 21st March to 21st July 2015, on the railings of the Jardin du Luxembourg (Senate) in Paris, the “Mountains of France” exhibition is presenting French mountains in 83 large-scale pictures.
The...Read More

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